Bill Shorten launches the labor party campaign as they hope to win the federal elections. Picture: Labor Party.

Young voters the key to Labor's campaign pitch

Labor unveiled a range of promises likely to appeal to young voters, after a surge of 70,000 late enrolments led to a record of more than 88 per cent of Australians aged 18-24 enrolled. Nishant Kulkarni reports.

More than $1 billion will be set aside to tackle environment problems if Labor wins the election this weekend, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said at the party's campaign launch on Sunday.

It was among a range of promises likely to appeal to young voters, after a surge of 70,000 late enrolments led to a record of more than 88 per cent of Australians aged 18-24 enrolled.

Mr Shorten said the $1 billion fund would be used to tackle a crisis in species extinction, cut single-use plastics, protect the beaches from pollution, clean up the rivers, and protect the Great Barrier Reef.

Labor's appealto young Australians

$1 billion to protect the environment

Rebates for more than one million solar batteries in residential homes by 2025, aiming to slash electricity bills.

200,000 people from rural areas to be given a chance to go to university, at a cost of $74 million.

End to cap on university placements

Boost for first-home buyers

Despite Labor’s promise on the Great Barrier Reef, they have been accused of supporting the Adani coal mine as they have not publicly said they would not support it.